Garmin eTrex Legend H Quick Start Manual

Garmin GPS Quick Start Manual - eTrex Legend H.
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To mark your current location as a waypoint:

1. Pressandholdthe

ROCKERuntiltheMark

Waypointpageappears.Adefaultthree-digit

nameisassignedtothenewwaypoint.

2. Toacceptthewaypointwiththedefault

information,select

OK.

OR

Tochangeanyinformation,selectthe

appropriate field, and press 

ENTERtoopen

theon-screenkeypad.Afterenteringand

confirming your changes, select 

OK.

To create a waypoint on the Map page:

1. Press

PAGEuntiltheMappageisshown.

2. Usethe

ROCKERtomovethearrowtothepoint.

3. Pressthe

ROCKER>Yes.

4. Editthewaypointorpress

QUIT/PAGEtosave.

To delete a waypoint:

 FromtheWaypointspage,selectthewaypointyouwantto

delete>

Delete>Yes.

To reposition a waypoint to your current location:

1. FromtheWaypointspage,usethe

ROCKERtoselectthe

waypointyouwanttoedit,andpress

ENTER>Menu.

2. Touch

Reposition Here.

To navigate to a waypoint:

1. Pressandhold

FIND.

2. Select

Waypoints,andchooseawaypoint.

3. Select

Go To.Alineonthemapindicatesyourcourse.

4. Press

PAGEtodisplaytheCompasspage.

5. Usethecompasstonavigatetoyourdestination.
To navigate to a location using Find By Name:

1. Pressandhold

FINDtoopentheFindMenu.

2. Selecttheiconforthetypeofitemyouwanttosearchfor.
3. Press

MENU>Find By Name.

4. Usethe

ROCKERtooperatetheon-screen

keypad,andenterthenameofthelocation

you want to find. When the Find list contains a 

match,highlight

OK.

5. SelectthelocationitemfromtheFindlist,

andpress

ENTER.Theitem’sinformation

pageopens,allowingyoutosavetheitem

asawaypoint,showtheitemonthemap,or

navigatetotheitem(GoTo).

To stop navigating:

 FromtheMappage,press

MENU>Stop Navigation.

December 2008   Part Number 190-00780-01 Rev. B 

Printed in Taiwan

Go to www.garmin.com for additional documentation and 

information.

Creating and Using Waypoints

Navigating to a Destination

Using the Compass

To open the Compass page:

 OntheMainMenu,touch

Compass.

Hold the compass level when navigating. 

The bearing pointer points to your 

destination, regardless of the direction 

you are moving. If the bearing pointer 

points toward the top of the compass, 

you are traveling directly toward 

your destination. If it points any other 

direction, turn toward that direction until the arrow is pointing 

toward the top of the compass.

To calibrate the electronic compass (Vista H only):

1. Whileoutdoors,holdtheVistaHlevel.Donotstandnear

objects that influence magnetic fields, such as cars, buildings, 

oroverheadpowerlines.

2. Press

MENU>Calibration.

3. Select

Start,andfollowtheon-screeninstructionsforholding

andturningtheunit.“CalibrationSuccessful”appearswhen

finished.

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